Nothing in this article shall be construed to:
A. Interfere with the course of conduct of a private labor dispute,
except that actions otherwise authorized by this article or other
laws may be taken when necessary to forestall or mitigate imminent
or existing danger to public health or safety;
B. Interfere with dissemination of news or comment on public affairs;
but any communications facility or organization (including but not
limited to radio and television stations, wire services, and newspapers)
may be requested to transmit or print public service messages furnishing
information or instructions in connection with a disaster;
C. Affect the jurisdiction or responsibilities of police forces, fire-fighting
forces, units of the Armed Forces of the United States, or of any
personnel thereof, when on active duty; but state and local emergency
operations plans shall place reliance upon the forces available for
performance of functions related to disaster emergencies; or
D. Limit, modify, or abridge the authority of the Village President
and the Village Board to exercise any other powers vested in them
under the Constitution, statutes, or common law of this state, independent
of or in conjunction with any provisions of this article.
As used in this article, unless the context clearly indicates
otherwise, the following words and terms shall have the definitions
hereinafter ascribed:
COORDINATOR
The staff assistant to the Village President with the duty
of carrying out the requirements of this article.
DISASTER
An occurrence or threat of widespread or severe damage, injury
or loss of life or property resulting from any natural or man-made
cause, including but not limited to fire, flood, earthquake, wind,
storm, hazardous materials spill or other water contamination requiring
emergency action to avert danger or damage, epidemic, air contamination,
blight, extended periods of severe and inclement weather, drought,
infestation, explosion, critical shortages of essential fuels and
energy, riot, or hostile military or paramilitary action. "Disaster"
includes, but is not limited to, all occurrences and threats thereof
which are contemplated by the concept of "emergency services" and
"disaster operations."
DISASTER OPERATIONS
The functions created in accordance with the provisions of
this article to be performed by the Village in cooperation with other
political subdivisions to alleviate the effects of a disaster.
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
The efforts of the Village to develop, plan, analyze, conduct,
implement and maintain programs for disaster mitigation.
EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN
The written plan of the Village describing the organization,
mission and functions of the government and supporting services for
responding to and recovering from disasters.
EMERGENCY SERVICES
The preparation for and the carrying out of such functions,
other than functions for which military forces are primarily responsible,
as may be necessary or proper to prevent, minimize, repair and alleviate
injury and damage resulting from disasters caused by fire, flood,
earthquake, or other man-made or natural causes. These functions include,
without limitation, fire-fighting services, police services, emergency
aviation services, medical and health services, rescue, engineering,
warning services, communications, radiological, chemical and other
special weapons defense, evacuation of persons from stricken areas,
emergency assigned functions of plant protection, temporary restoration
of public utility services and other functions relating to civilian
protection, together with all other activities necessary or incidental
to protecting life and property.
POLITICAL SUBDIVISION
Any county, city, village, or incorporated town or township
if the township is in a county having a population of more than 2,000,000.
The testing of disaster warning devices, including outdoor warning
sirens, shall be held only on the first Tuesday of each month at 10:00
a.m.
The Coordinator for Emergency Services and Disaster Operations may, in collaboration with other public agencies within his or her immediate vicinity, develop or cause to be developed mutual aid arrangements with other political subdivisions, municipal corporations or bodies politic within this state for reciprocal disaster response and recovery in case a disaster is too great to be dealt with unassisted. The mutual aid shall not, however, be effective unless and until approved by each of such political subdivisions, municipal corporations or bodies politic as are parties thereto, in the manner provided by law, and unless and until filed with and approved in writing by the State Director. Such arrangement shall be consistent with the state and local emergency management operations plan and program, and in the event of such a disaster as described in §
12-18 of this article, it shall be the duty of each local and department for emergency services and disaster operations to render assistance in accordance with the provisions of such mutual aid arrangements.
The Village of Bannockburn Emergency Services and Disaster Agency
shall ascertain what means exist for rapid and efficient communications
in times of disaster emergencies. The Agency shall consider the desirability
of supplementing these communications resources or of integrating
them into a comprehensive system or network. In studying the character
and feasibility of any system or its several parts, the Agency shall
evaluate the possibility of multipurpose use thereof for general municipal
and local governmental purposes. The Agency shall make recommendations
to the Village President as appropriate.
Neither the Village, the agency or any member thereof or any
person acting at their direction, engaged in any emergency services
and disaster operations or disaster activities, while complying with
or attempting to comply with this article or any rules or regulations
promulgated pursuant to this article is liable for the death of or
any injury to persons, or damage to property, as a result of such
activity. This section does not, however, affect the right of any
person to receive benefits to which he would otherwise be entitled
under this act, under the Worker's Compensation Act or the Worker's
Occupational Diseases Act, or under any pension law, and this section
does not affect the right of any such person to receive any benefits
or compensation under any Act of Congress.
If such disaster as is described in §
12-18 occurs in the Village and the services of persons who are competent to practice any profession, trade or occupation are required in the Village to cope with the disaster situation and it appears that the number of persons licensed or registered in the Village to practice such profession, trade or occupation may be insufficient for such purpose, then any persons who are licensed elsewhere to practice any such profession, trade or occupation may, if a member of another political subdivision rendering aid in the Village pursuant to the order of the head of that political subdivision and upon the request of the Village, during the time the disaster condition continues, practice such profession, trade or occupation in the Village without being licensed or registered in the Village.
The Village Board may make appropriations for emergency services
and disaster operations in the manner provided by law for making appropriations
for the ordinary expenses of such political subdivision. The Village
Board may also levy for emergency services and disaster operations
a tax not to exceed 0.05% of the full, fair cash value as equalized
or assessed on all taxable property in the Village for the current
year. However, the amount collectible under such a levy shall in no
event exceed $0.254 per capita. The annual tax shall be in addition
to and in excess of the amount authorized to be levied for general
corporate purposes.
[Amended 5-22-2017 by Ord. No. 2017-12]
Whenever the federal or state governments, or any agency or
officer thereof, or whenever any person, firm or corporation shall
offer to the Village services, equipment, supplies, materials or funds
by way of gift or grant for purposes of emergency management, the
Village, acting through the Village President or through its Village
Board, may accept such offer; and upon such acceptance the Village
President or the Village Board may authorize any officer of the Village
to receive such services, equipment, supplies, materials or funds
on behalf of the Village.
In carrying out the provisions of this article, the Village
President and the Coordinator of the Village of Bannockburn Emergency
Services and Disaster Agency are directed to utilize the services,
equipment, supplies and facilities of existing departments, offices
and agencies of the Village to the maximum extent practicable, and
the officers and personnel of all such departments, offices and agencies
are directed, upon request, to cooperate with and extend such services
and facilities to the Coordinator and the Village of Bannockburn Emergency
Services and Disaster Agency.
Only during a disaster, and in the event of the death, absence
from the Village of Bannockburn or other disability of the Village
President, preventing him/her from acting under this article or for
any other municipal purpose, and until the Village President's
office is filled in the manner prescribed by law, the Coordinator
of the Village of Bannockburn Emergency Services and Disaster Agency
shall succeed to the duties and responsibilities of the Village President
as set forth in this article.
[Amended 2-13-2018 by Ord. No. 2018-05]
The Village Board, by its annual budget ordinance, may provide
for the payment of the salary of the Coordinator and such other office
staff and personnel as may be expressly provided for in this article.
Nothing herein contained shall prohibit any member of the Village
of Bannockburn Emergency Services and Disaster Agency from receiving
compensation from the State of Illinois Emergency Management Agency
under any provision of that agency.
Each person, whether compensated or noncompensated, who is appointed
to serve in any capacity in a department of the Village of Bannockburn
Emergency Services and Disaster Agency, shall, before entering upon
his/her duties, take an oath, in writing, of the Village of Bannockburn
Emergency Services and Disaster Agency and before a person authorized
to administer oaths in the Village, which oath shall be filed with
the Coordinator of the Village of Bannockburn Emergency Services and
Disaster Agency, and which oath shall be substantially in the form
set forth in 20 ILCS 3305/20.
When, in the judgment of the Village President or Village Board,
as provided herein in § 12-22A, a local disaster emergency
requires the termination or reduction of electrical service, the Village
President or Village Board shall forthwith declare in writing the
existence of the emergency condition and order the termination or
reduction.